1993 St. Louis mayoral election

The 1993 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 6, 1993[1] to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the election of Freeman Bosley Jr., the first African-American Mayor of St. Louis.

1993 St. Louis mayoral election

April 6, 1993
Turnout22.02%
 
Candidate Freeman Bosley Jr. John O'Gorman William "Bill" Haas
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 58,089 15,034 13,452
Percentage 66.49% 17.21% 15.4%

Mayor before election

Vincent C. Schoemehl

Elected Mayor

Freeman Bosley Jr.

The election was preceded by party primaries on March 2.[2]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Freeman Bosley Jr. 40,372 44.04
Democratic Tom Villa 33,055 36.06
Democratic Tony Ribaudo 11,359 12.39
Democratic Steven Roberts 6,879 7.51
Turnout 91,665 23.11

General election

General election result[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Freeman Bosley Jr. 58,089 66.49
Republican John O'Gorman 15,034 17.21
Independent William "Bill" Haas 13,452 15.4
Independent James Garrison Jr. 790 0.9
Turnout 87,365 22.02

References

  1. "St. Louis Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. "St. Louis Mayor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 8, 1993. Missing or empty |title= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)


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